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  2. Aerobic conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Trained endurance athletes can have resting heart rates as low as a reported 28 beats per minute (Miguel Indurain) or 32 beats per minute (Lance Armstrong), [5] both of whom were professional cyclists at the highest level. Aerobic conditioning makes the heart and lungs pump blood more efficiently, delivering more oxygen to muscles and organs. [6]

  3. Aerobic exercise - Wikipedia

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    Strengthens and enlarges the heart muscle, to improve its pumping efficiency and reduce the resting heart rate, known as aerobic conditioning; May improve circulation efficiency and reduce blood pressure; May help maintain independence in later life [41] [6] Increases the total number of red blood cells in the body, facilitating transport of ...

  4. Cardiovascular fitness - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular fitness is a component of physical fitness, which refers to a person's ability to deliver oxygen to the working muscles, including the heart.Cardiovascular fitness is improved by sustained physical activity (see also Endurance Training) and is affected by many physiological parameters, including cardiac output (determined by heart rate multiplied by stroke volume), vascular ...

  5. Cardiorespiratory fitness - Wikipedia

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    Cardiorespiratory fitness can be increased by means of regular physical activity and exercise. The medical community agrees that regular physical activity plays an important role in reducing risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and a variety of other morbid conditions.

  6. Second wind - Wikipedia

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    Second wind is a phenomenon in endurance sports, such as marathons or road running (as well as other sports), whereby an athlete who is out of breath and too tired to continue (known as "hitting the wall"), finds the strength to press on at top performance with less exertion.

  7. File:Heart diagram-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    This is a featured picture, which means that members of the community have identified it as one of the finest images on the English Wikipedia, adding significantly to its accompanying article. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to upload it using the proper free license tag , add it to a relevant article, and nominate it .

  8. Frank–Starling law - Wikipedia

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    In diagrams illustrating the Frank–Starling law of the heart, the y-axis often describes the stroke volume, stroke work, or cardiac output. The x-axis often describes end-diastolic volume , right atrial pressure , or pulmonary capillary wedge pressure .

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